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Zach Gaugert captures Wisconsin Match Play title
Zach Gaugert during Wisconsin Match Play <br>(Wisconsin Golf Association Photo)</br>
Zach Gaugert during Wisconsin Match Play
(Wisconsin Golf Association Photo)


OCONOMOWOC, WI (June 16, 2016) -- Zach Gaugert was 1 down in the Wisconsin Match Play championship match when he stepped onto the 17th tee box but he didn't panic. Gaugert, the 29-seed birdied the par-3 penultimate hole at Oconomowoc Golf Club to square the match against No. 48 Wil Wittmann and then he birdied the final hole to win the match.

It was a tightly contested throughout with neither player leading by more than a hole. Wittmann, who recently finished his University of Detroit career, took his final lead of the match on the 16th hole, only to lose the final two holes.

Despite the closeness of the match Gaugert, a recent Marquette graduate only led after two holes, the 9th and 18th holes.

Gaugert reached the finals with a 6&5 win over No. 7 Tyler Leach while Wittmann defeated No. 29 Ryan Zikeli 3&2.



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ABOUT THE Wisconsin Match Play

When the Wisconsin State Amateur was changed to stroke play in 1971, there was a need for the addition of a State Match Play Championship. The WSGA returned this event to the tournament schedule in 1975. The format has evolved into a PGA Tour "pod"-style, with group play followed by single elimination match play. The top seed for each of the 16 four-player groups will be filled by the top 16 players in the field by the order of their position in the previous year's WSGA Amateur Player of the Year Rankings. Subsequently, the remaining three players in each group will be determined by a blind draw of those who advanced through pre- qualifying. Each four-player group will compete in round-robin matches amongst one another on Monday and Tuesday. Each player will be guaranteed three matches in Round Robin play. The player with the best record in each group advances to the Round of 16 (Knockout Rounds) for single-elimination match play. To be eligible, players must have a WSGA Handicap Index of 9.4 or less.

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